Boys' name · since 1914
Zolton
Zolton has 152 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zolton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 152 have been recorded since 1914.
Zolton has 152 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2018.
- #14,680 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 152 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zolton ranks #14,680 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zolton's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Zolton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zolton's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zolton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2018
- Peak year (1919)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Zolton by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (54 births, 36% of the file).
1910s was Zolton's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zolton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 54 births (36% of all-time use).
Zolton by state
Where Zolton concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Zolton's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2010s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Zoltons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zolton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zolton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.